Life Is Beautiful (1997)

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Synopsis
In this WW II tragicomedy, famed Italian funnyman Roberto Benigni (The Monster) portrays Guido, who moves during the '30s from the country to a Tuscan town, where he is entranced by schoolteacher Dora (Nicoletta Braschi, Benigni's real-life wife). Dora likes Guido, but she remains faithful to her pompous fiancé, so Guido has an uphill struggle. Meanwhile, anti-Semitic attitudes lead to attacks against Guido's Jewish uncle (Giustino Durano). Leaping ahead to five years later, during WW II, Guido and Dora are married and have a son Giosue (Giorgio Cantarini). After they are imprisoned in a concentration camp, Guido goes to elaborate lengths to keep his son from understanding the truth of their situation. He tells the boy that they are competing with others to win an armored tank -- so everything from food shortages to tattoos is explained as necessary for participation in the contest. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

Danilo Donati	Art Director
Shaila Rubin	Casting
Tonino Delli Colli	Cinematographer
Nicola Piovani	Composer (Music Score)
Danilo Donati	Costume Designer
Roberto Benigni	Director
Simona Paggi	Editor
Mario Cotone	Executive Producer
Gianni Arduini	First Assistant Director
Elda Ferri	Producer
Gianluigi Braschi	Producer
Roberto Benigni	Screenwriter
Vincenzo Cerami	Screenwriter
Tullio Morganti	Sound/Sound Designer

Genre
Comedy Drama

Awards
1998 - Best Ensemble Acting - Screen Actors Guild
1998 - Best Foreign Film - Broadcast Film Critics Association
1998 - Best Foreign Film - Chicago Film Critics Association
1998 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1998 - Best Foreign Language Film - French Academy of Cinema
1998 - Best Picture - Academy
1998 - Grand Jury Prize - Cannes International Film Festival
1998 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1998 - Best Picture - Academy
1998 - Grand Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival
1998 - Best Picture - Academy
1998 - Best Foreign Language Film - French Academy of Cinema
1998 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1998 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1998 - Grand Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival
1998 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

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Lydia Alfonsi	Guicciardini
Nicoletta Braschi	Dora
Horst Buchholz	Dr. Lessing
Marisa Paredes	Dora's Mother
Roberto Benigni	Guido
Giustino Durano	Uncle
Sergio Bustric	Ferruccio
Giorgio Cantarini	Giosue
Giuliana Lojodice	Headmistress

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

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